Ontologia

Commune · MWI

n.a. (77)

Malawi

CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(66 %)

Species observed

132

Observations

377

Area

266,9km²

Ecological tissue

Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.

Species present

132 distinct species · 377 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

377 obs · 5 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 369
369–368
3–368
2–2
< 2

Source : GBIF — observations agrégées par hexagones 0.027° × 0.027° (~22km), filtre précision coordonnée < 10 km. Fond carte : OpenFreeMap · © OpenStreetMap.

Climate

Mean T°

18,8°C

Annual rain

1 197mm

Warmest m°

27,2°C

Coldest m°

10,1°C

Elevation: 1 360 m on average (min 806 m, max 1 798 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,8°C
Annual rain
1 197mm
Warmest month
27,2°C
Coldest month
10,1°C
Mean alt.
1 360m
Min
806m
Max
1 798m
Std. dev.
220m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(66 %)Temperate

CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,7

Org. C

16,4g/kg

Clay

32,5%

Sand

54,9%

Silt

12,7%

Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.

Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to TA Nthalire

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
21,5g/kg
Clay
30,7%
Sand
56,6%
Silt
12,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
16,1g/kg
Clay
31,0%
Sand
56,1%
Silt
12,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
11,7g/kg
Clay
35,7%
Sand
52,0%
Silt
12,3%

SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)

Land cover

Forest22.1%
Crops33.7%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil0.4%
Other (grassland, water…)43.4%

Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)

Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

20,5km

Basins crossed

2

Max stream order

4

Max drainage

2 575km²

Discharge in basins

1,3m³/s

Mean precip.

1 242mm/an

Mean T°

20,9°C

Moisture idx

-0,17

Mean runoff

187mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 196m

Watersheds crossing here

Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Built-up

32,0%

Pesticides

7,1kg/km²

GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)

Protected areas3

IUCN VI · 2IUCN II · 1

Musisi

IUCN VI

Forest Reserve · 1948

70 km²

Mahowe

IUCN VI

Forest Reserve · 2002

59 km²

WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN